hours of service
Regulated driving time
Hours of service refers to regulations governing how long workers in certain industries—especially trucking, aviation, and rail—can work before mandatory rest.
These rules exist to prevent fatigue-related accidents: The driver had to pull over because he was out of hours.
Truckers track their hours of service in logbooks or electronic devices.
The phrase also appears more generally for any business's operating hours: The clinic's hours of service are posted on the door.
- rest periodsPlanned recovery intervals
- off dutyNot at work
- sleeper berthOnboard sleeping accommodation
- overtime rulesRegulations for extended play
- on the clockDuring paid hours
time card · DOT regulations · labor laws · monitoring systems · legal exemptions · enforcement agencies · flexible work arrangements · logbook · behind the wheel · long haul · road safety · shift scheduling
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Scheduled time off
break time · downtime · leisure time · personal time · furlough
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